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self-explication


noun

  1. the act of explicating.
  2. an explanation; interpretation: He gave a brilliant explication of James Joyce’s book.

noun

  1. the act or process of explicating
  2. analysis or interpretation, esp of a literary passage or work or philosophical doctrine
  3. a comprehensive exposition or description

n.1520s, from Middle French explication, from Latin explicationem (nominative explicatio), noun of action from past participle stem of explicare (see explicit).

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